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M2 to acquire People Telecom
M2 Telecommunications has made an offer to acquire People Telecom in a combined stock and cash deal worth about $17 million.
The Good Guys to sell Dell PCs
Fran Foo DWINDLING consumer sentiment heightened by fears of a recession has failed to put a damper on Dell's retail ambitions in Australia.
Dell to announce second retail partner
DELL Australia is expanding its retail presence and will unveil a new partner on Friday.
JB Hi-Fi turns up volume
TOUGH retail conditions have not dented discount electronics chain JB Hi-Fi's appetite for opening 24 new stores this financial year.
Pacnet bids for AAPT
PRIVATELY held Pacnet is offering $US420 million ($658 million) for Telecom New Zealand's AAPT, Australia's No.3 phone group, as it looks to round out its Asia-wide telecoms network, a source close to the companies said on Monday.
Dolby buys local games voice system
Fran Foo GLOBAL digital entertainment giant Dolby Laboratories has paid millions of dollars to acquire Australian-made technology for online games - an affirmation of the worldwide commercial viability of local research.
Cut-rate financing as downturn hits
Fran Foo and Mitchell Bingemann LOCAL technology vendors have been forced to sharpen their pencils and offer cut-rate financing packages to stimulate sales because of the global economic downturn.
Microsoft change hits aged care
Karen Dearne MICROSOFT Australia has accused aged-care services providers of illegitimately buying software through a discount licensing program.
Kicking in for cup
TECHNOLOGY companies in Victoria have rescued the Melbourne Homeless World Cup's ICT plan from a cripplingly small budget allocation.
MYOB tells shareholders to reject takeover
SOFTWARE company MYOB has rejected a $400 million-plus takeover offer from a private equity consortium and says it is talking with other potential suitors.
Vodafone to sell $0 Dell netbooks
VODAFONE and Dell have partnered to launch Australia's first $0 3G netbook bundle next month.
Symantec MD takes SNIA chair
SYMANTEC Australia managing director Craig Scroggie has been appointed the new chair of the Storage Networking Industry Association Australia-New Zealand.
MYOB ready to take on crisis
ACCOUNTING software company MYOB is confident it will continue to grow through the economic cycle, despite softness in sales.
Cybercafe fined for copyright breach
A SYDNEY internet cafe operator has pleaded guilty to 40 charges of copyright infringement involving titles such as Russell Crowe's American Gangster.
Harvey Norman closing stores
RETAILER Gerry Harvey is planning to close stores as the economic slowdown erodes margins.
Thousands hit as CBA funds vanish
THE Commonwealth Bank has scrambled to fix an error that caused thousands of dollars to disappear from the accounts of up to 200,000 customers across Australia.
Centre to help cut legal disputes
Fran Foo AUSTRALIA'S first alternative dispute resolution centre specialising in science, technology and intellectual property will open its doors tomorrow, nearly two decades after it was conceived.
Inmarsat defies downturn
Fran Foo THE global financial meltdown has not dampened Inmarsat's plans for the final leg of its $US1.6 billion satellite network, to provide service Australia-wide.
Copyright war hurts local ISPs
THE local internet industry has cried foul over "unfair targeting" by a coalition of film and TV behemoths over copyright infringement claims.
Hi-tech crackdown on film piracy
SECURITY guards equipped with night-vision goggles will patrol screenings of Australia to protect the film against internet and video pirates.